Adriana Evans [2021] - Distant Lady (Mombasa Mix) [Self Released]

The first new music for a while from Adriana Evans slipped by on 20 Dec 2021 which I've only just noticed appearing on Amazon's chart. It's a smooth, laid back soulful jazz tune "Distant Lady (Mombasa Mix)" which is too good to bypass. 

It's a remix of a track from her last album from 2017 "Lost And Found". To be perfectly honest I can't hear any significant difference but perhaps the new mix is a bit more laid back. I'll post them both so you can decide yourself.

She was born Adriana Morena and is the only child of jazz singer Mary Stallings. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1997 from which "Love Is All Around" has been a long time favourite.

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Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	20/12/2021
Key/BPM:	12B/81 / 12B/83
Value:	£1

Adriana Evans [2021] - Looking For Love / I'll Be There [Soul 4 Real #S4R15]

Adriana Evans (real name Adrian Madera) debuted in 1996 with an eponymous album released on Loud Records, which contained the wonderful stepper "Love Is All Around" and spawned another jazzy stepper released as a single "Seein' Is Believing".

Another two tracks from the album have been released for the first time on 45 by Alex Subina's Soul 4 Real label. "Looking For Love" is a mid-tempo tune which could have been recorded by The Emotions in the 70s with some vocal intonations similar to Phyllis Hyman. "I'll Be There" is a sweet soul, jazz tinged, ballad reminiscent of Minnie Riperton. 

After the release of her debut she became disillusioned with the music industry and moved to Brazil and didn't release a follow-up until 2004 with "Nomadic". Since then she has released "Kismet" in 2005, "El Camino", 2007, "Walking With The Night", 2010 and a couple of digital only albums/compilations "Nomadic Plus" in 2016 followed by "Lost And Found" in 2017. She has released only three singles (to my knowledge) since 2010.

She has a rich musical background with her mother being jazz singer Mary Stallings and her Godfather is jazz saxophonist Pharoah Saunders who was a member of John Coltrane's mid 60s group.

Two quality sides available to pre-order (€13 plus postage €2.50 Spain, €6.80 UK/Europe, €10.45 US & rest of world) for release from Soul 4 Real (soul4realrecordlabel@gmail.com) 24 Jun 2021.

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Details

Rating:	8.8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7"
Label:	Soul 4 Real
Cat No:	S4R15
Year:	24/06/2021
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	€13 (£11.20 approx.)